RIAA Finally Drops Santangelo Infringement Case
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has finally dropped its case against Patricia Santangelo, a sympathetic defendant and single mother. The RIAA will now shift its legal attention towards the Santangelo children, according to recently-filed federal court papers. (Very nice RIAA – one step forward, two steps back –Ed.) The trade group had originally targeted Santangelo for illegally uploading copyrighted...
Attributor Announces New Tool For Copyright Holders To Discover Unauthorized Online Use
Attributor, a concern from Redwood City, Calif., has begun testing a system to scan the Web for copyrighted audio, video, images and text. With the acquired data, Attributor’s clients will have the ability to request that Web sites take content down or provide payment for its use. The start-up, which was founded last year and has been quietly combing the web, is emerging into the public eye today, at a time when some media and...






